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It  is  suggested,  however,  that  a  method  of  preparation  would  be  to 
extract  the  drug  with  alcohol,  recover  the  solvent  by  distillation, 
and  pour  the  residue  into  acidulated  water.  After  standing  a  short 
time  the  mixture  may  be  filtered  to  remove  resin,  and  the  acidulated 
aqueous  solution  agitated  with  ether  to  remove  remaining  resin  and 
acid  principle,  and  then  with  chloroform  to  extract  the  bitter 
glucoside. 
The  original  fifty  grams  of  drug,  after  treatment  with  absolute 
alcohol  was  extracted  with  successive  portions  of  distilled  water. 
This  solvent  removed  18-45  per  cent.,  consisting  of  mucilage  2-40 
per  cent.,  dextrin  5-28  per  cent.,  glucose  5-32  per  cent.,  and  sac- 
charose 4-84  per  cent.  There  were  further  found  by  appropriate 
solvents,  pectin  and  albuminoids  3-84  per  cent.;  starch  1-76  per  cent. 
The  cellulose,  lignin  and  incrusting  matter  amounted  to  40-51  per 
cent.  The  ash  was  found  to  be  13-82  per  cent.,  and  the  moisture 
io-8o  per  cent. 
ABSTRACTS  FROM  THE  FRENCH  JOURNALS. 
Translated  for  The  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy. 
Oil  of  turpentine  in  lemon  oil. — Olive  ri  (Gazetta  chim.  ital.,  xxi,  318, 
through  Rep.  de  Pharm.,  1892,  p.  221)  examining  oil  of  lemon  for 
adulterations  uses  a  polarimeter  of  Laurent  with  a  20  cm.  tube. 
The  rotatory  power  for  pure  lemon  oil  is  -J-  1200  and  for  turpentine 
—  550.  The  rotatory  power  of  mixtures  is  seen  from  the  following 
table : 
2  parts  of  turpentine  in  100  =  116-5° 
4  "  "  "       =  113-00° 
6  "  "  "  =109-5° 
8  "  =  io6-c 
i'vfu:,  10        "        "        "  =102-5° 
15  "  "  "       =  9375° 
18  "  "  "    ''  =  88*50° 
20  "  "  "      =  85-00° 
The  examination  is  made  at  ordinary  temperature  15-200,  varia- 
tion having  no  effect  on  the  observations. 
Use  of  the  fruit  of  S  or  bus  Aria  in  Asia  Minor. — Duchesne  (Rep. 
de  Pharm.,  1892,  227)  calls  attention  to  these  fruits  which  are  about 
the  size  of  a  small  nut  and  "  are  known  in  Asia  Minor  under  the 
name  of  ide.  The  inhabitants  make  use  of  the  pulp  of  the  fruit  in 
the  place  of  "  farine  lactee "  in  the  feeding  of  infants,  the  pulp 
